Improvement in harvesters



(diluida gima- ,zdwt (twice.

Letters Patent No. 96,605

, dated Novcmberitl, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARVESTERS.

The Schedule referred to iu-t11esc.Letters Patent and making part o'f thesame.

To all ich-om it may concern Be it known that l, ltonnnrMonnIs, of Salem, in

the county ot' Washington, and State oi' Indiana, have,

will enable others skilled in the art to make and use' the same, reference being had to the accon'ipanying drawings, ibrming parl'. ot' this speciticatiou.

lhis invention lelates to improvements in reapingmaehincs; and

'1t consists iu the combination and arrangenient of certain parts, as hereinafter speciiied. l

Figure l represents a plan view ot' my improved machine.

Figure 2 represents a. front view of the same, sectioned on the line x a' o"tig. 1.

Similar letters of rele-renee il'rdicate"corresponding parts. v

For driving the crank-shait A, and to obtain a quick motion, without intermediate gears, I make the driving-wheel li smaller than the other, and place it on a liked stuzl, O, below the axial line` ot' the shaft D, which i prelcr to arrange in alixeil position.

lt' preierred, the shat't l) and stud (l may be made iu one piece, and bent innnediately inside ofthe wheel B, as required for the dilierentaxial lines. V

0n the shalt I), I provide a. bevel-wheel, E, gearing with the pinion ot'thc crank-shaft, and havinga toothed hub, F, gea-ring with an internally-toothed rim, G,

projecting' from the side oft-lle wheel B.

The toothed hub is thereby set into mot-ion. by .the rim ot' the driving-wheel, and being smaller than the said rim, its motion is considerably accelerated, so

that the requisite speed oi' the cutter-bar is readilyl obtained. l

For raking and delivering the grain, I provide the endless belts II, inclined continuation I of the apron, weightedv tilting-shelf K, hood L, and guard-tingers'lvl.

The inclined -continuation- I ot the apron is supported, in any suitable way, on a rear extension of the ti'ame, and the belts are operated by a driving-roller, N, at the top of the said part I, which roller may be operated by a belt, O, and intermediate shaft P, deriving motion from the wheel Q.

'lhe'said belts work under a guide-roller, It, in the angle ofthe apron, and the extension thereof', and over guidi-a-rollers S T.

lhe roller 1t has yielding support-s.

They, t'. e., the belts, deliver the grain from the top roller N to a swinging shelt', K, atthe side ofthe maehi'ue, under the hood Lev/This shelf is pivoted at W', and is provided with a weighted arm, X, which, when overbalanced by the weight of the grain, rises, and allows the grain to be discharged on the ground. \Vhen discharged, tile weight brings the shelf back again.

Io prevent the delivery and consequent scattering of the grain while the discharging is takin; place, a set of gua1d-tingers, M, is provided on an oscillating shaft, connected by a. rod to the arm of the tiltinglever, and so adjusted, that when the shelf tilts down, thc said fingers will swing into the path of the falling grain,.through holes provided in the hood, and arrest the grain until the shelfl moves back, when the said lingers will be withdrawn, and the withdrawal will discharge the grain thereon to the shelf-K.

The. weight on the tilting-apron 1i may be adjusted lto discharge gavels of any given weight, and a dial and pointermay be. connected to the said tilting-shelf', so as to Lake arecor'd of the number of gavels delivered.

lhe apron is suspended on pivot-.joints from the frame of the machine, so as not to require a supporting-wheel at the outer end, as commonly employed,`

'and -which commonly run in the standing grain, to

such an extent as to injure thegrain, and also creating an undue amount of side draught. For supporting the apron' in this way, the bottom boardY thereof projects sufficiently under the frame of the rear extension to maintain the Jsaid apron in the horizontal plane. If preferred, the side rails of the said apron may also be similarly arranged. Other arrangements may be employed.

'lhe reel Z is so connnected toits supports that it may be readily detached; and when it is detached, the apron may be turned up over the inclined extension I, for traiisportation from place to place.

By placing the axis ot' the driving-wheel B before or behind the axle D, or in any other direction therefrom, thel same resnltsmay be obtained, except, that by reducing the diameter of the wheel B, the motion is increased.

Having tlms described my invention,

I claim as new, and lesire to secure Patent- 1.l The driving\\'l1eell B, toothed rim G, wheel E, with toothed hub F, shaft D, and crank-shaft A, al1 combined and. arranged substantially as specified.

2. The combination of the tilter K-and weighted arm X with a hood, L, andV guard M, all constructed and arranged as and for the purpose specified.

ROBERT MORRIS.

by Let-ters Witnesses:

S. C. BECK, v WILLIAM W. Wma. 

